Vol. III, No. 10, October 2004
Recent Happenings
LEED Accredited Professional
Randy White, CEO of White Hutchinson, recently attended comprehensive training
to become a LEED Accredited Profession. LEED stands for Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design, a program administered by the Green
Building Council to certify green buildings. Buildings can obtain LEED
certification based upon a point system, with certification levels ranging
from Certified to Platinum.
Our company is currently working on the full design of a Children's Discovery Play Center for the Lake County, Indiana Parks Department to be located in the Three Rivers Park in Gary and Lake Station, Indiana (the city lines bisect the site). The project is seeking to become LEED certified.
KABOOM Play U Conference
Vicki Stoecklin, Education & Child Development Director, has attended
a 3-day U Play Conference sponsored by KABOOM. Workshops covered
topics such as the community build-process for playground planning, fundraising,
leveraging public support, recruiting and motivating volunteers and a daylong
hands-on experience in building a community playground with other volunteers.